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met.

counterweights

3 characters1 syllables approx.Íslenska language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈmɛːt]

  1. counterweights

    neuter

  2. scale (tool for weighing objects)

    neuter
    vera þungt á metunum
    koma sínum metum við

  3. regard, respect, image, reputation, prestige

    neuter
    vera í (miklum/litlum) metum hjá e-m

  4. record (most extreme known value of some achievement)

    neuter
    setja met
    hrinda met
Where this word comes from

Compare Faroese met (“regard, respect”), Old High German mez (“liquid measure, meter”), Old Irish med (“balance, scale”). See also meta (“to measure”).

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